Heart Bypass Surgery

Thank you so much for your replies - yes, I recognized that 500 pound gorilla! Last nite was a bit spooky - every time he would move or cough I would be, shall we say, very cautious - I'm trying not to ask "are you feeling okay" too often - just kind of watching him - I'm learning which groans are from just normal moving around and which coughs could really hurt. As for being patient and caregiver, I'm hoping I'm not overdoing it, and told him to let me know if I do - I have a tendency to over do things sometimes. I guess you all know what I mean when I say things are different, but still the same. I haven't quite put my finger on that one yet, but that is the best description I can think of. We've got good instructions on exercise, blood pressure, temps, etc. so I think that is pretty well covered. His sense of humor is coming back rather quickly, and the sparkle in his eye is there more than not. I'm so glad to have found this group. As for his appetite, he was a pretty heavy smoker for 30 years, and we haven't figured out if it's the meds, his taste buds readjusting after being numbed by smoking, or just what, but nothing has much of a taste to it - hospital food I can understand, but last nite I made chicken enchiladas and he said they were bland - any ideas on that one? Emotions haven't quite reared their heads yet - he's on wellbutrin as an antidepressant and helps curb the desire for the cigarettes. He was surprised at how quickly he runs out of steam, even though the drs. and nurses all told him not to expect too much - hearing and experiencing are definitely 2 different things. Thanks again for sharing. Linda and Mike